The location of this hotel is honestly quite far out, but it has the best physical facilities of any Holiday Inn in Shanghai, and they are very generous to members, upgrading me directly to an Executive Suite~~ But its location really is remote, in Kangqiao; although it’s far from the subway station, there are buses available, and the surrounding area is fairly bustling, with a Watsons right downstairs, plus an RT-Mart and some restaurants nearby.
This isn’t my first time at this hotel; passing by below, you can clearly see a swimming pool with a transparent bottom~~
The Executive Suite is genuinely huge, probably around 65 square meters. Living room:
Bedroom:
Bathroom:
Walk-in closet:
Minibar:
Outside the window is a large villa community:
Executive Lounge ambiance:
Going forward, I will basically rate hotels according to my own standards,
see the criteria here:How to Evaluate a Hotel
Each item is scored out of 10, with explanations provided below.
I won’t lower my standards just because it’s a HI, so the scores might not look very high,
but actually, for a HI to achieve this score is already quite impressive.
Hardware: 7
Location: 3, inconvenient transportation, no nearby subway, no view, but has shopping malls and restaurants.
Room: 8, air conditioning was not set to heat.
Sleep: 10, King Koil mattress.
Linens: 8.
Bathroom: 8, Kohler fixtures, but water temperature was unstable.
Amenities: 7, standard HI amenities.
AV: 6, TV/DVD player available, no audio system.
Minibar: 6, HI standard.
Other: 8.
Gym: 5.
Service: 7
Concierge: N/A
Front Desk: 7, understaffed.
Membership: 10, very satisfied.
Welcome: 5, only fruit, acceptable.
Turndown Service: N/A
Breakfast: 6, limited selection, replenishment not fast enough.
Lounge: 6, afternoon tea is negligible, HH has limited variety but tastes good, can serve as dinner.
Photos in this post taken with SONY NEX-5R + 16-50 f3.5-5.6, post-processed in Lightroom.
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